Vacation & Leave

2013 - Holidays/Floating Holidays/Day Offs Listing  

Stonehill College offers a generous array of Paid Time Off Benefits to eligible employees some of which depend on length of service and position.  Other forms of leave may or may not be paid.

Bargaining Unit employees should contact Human Resources for a copy of the latest bargaining unit agreement which entails details concerning paid time off and leave benefits. Faculty members should refer to their current Faculty Handbook for details on all paid time and leave policies.

Below are the holidays /floating holidays and "days off" officially observed by the College in calendar year of 2013. If there are questions regarding this schedule please contact the Human Resources Department at ext. 1105.

New Year's Day	Tuesday	January 1, 2013
Martin Luther King Day	Monday	January 21, 2013
Good Friday	Friday	March 29, 2013
Memorial Day	Monday	May 27, 2013
Independence Day Observed	Thursday	July 4, 2013
Labor Day	Monday	September 2, 2013
Columbus Day	Monday	October 14, 2013
Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving**	Thursday Friday	November 28, 2013 November 29, 2013
Christmas Eve Day Christmas Day	Tuesday Wednesday	December 24, 2013 December 25, 2013
New Year's Eve Day New Year's Day	Tuesday Wednesday	December 31, 2013 January 1, 2014

Floating Holidays

Presidents' Day	Monday	February 18, 2013
Patriots' Day	Monday	April 15, 2013
Veterans' Day	Monday	November 11, 2013

**Day off

Employees who work on a floating holiday will receive another day off which must be used by the end of the fiscal year (June 30^th). 

Holidays/floating holidays/days off are pro-rated for part-time employees (20 hours/week or more).

Please refer to the Holiday/Day Off policy for specifics.

Vacation:

Non-Exempt (Hourly) Employees: Eligible full-time employees accrue 2.69 hours of vacation/pay period, or the equivalent of 10 days per year (2 weeks).  Upon completion of the 4th year of employment, employees accrue 4.04 hours/pay period or the equivalent of 15 days per year (3 weeks).  Upon completion of 9 years of employment, employees accrue 5.39 hours/pay period or the equivalent of 20 days per year (4 weeks).  Employees must be regularly scheduled for a minimum of 20 hours per week to earn vacation.

Exempt (Salaried) Employees:  Eligible full-time (35 hours/week) employees accrue 5.39 hours of vacation/pay period or the equivalent of 20 days per year ( 4 weeks).  Vacation accrual is prorated for part-time employees.  Employees must be regularly scheduled for a minimum of 20 hours/week to earn vacation.

Maximum vacation accrual for all employees is 1-1/2 times the annual accrual.  Academic year employees do not accrue vacation during the months they are not scheduled to work.

Sick Leave:

Sick time accrues at the rate of 4.04 hours/payperiod.  The maximum accrual is 127 days.  Sick time is pro-rated for part-time employees.  Employees must be regularly scheduled for a minimum of 20 hours per week to earn sick accrual.  Sick time may be used for your own illness or to care for an ill parent, spouse or dependent.

Bereavement Leave:

3 days for an immediate family member, 1 day for an extended family member.  Two additional days may be granted to attend and out-of-state funeral for an immediate family member.

Maternity Leave:

Upon the birth, adoption or placement of a child, an eligible employee is entitled to 8 weeks of leave.  The 8 weeks will be considered paid maternity leave and the employee will receive regular pay.  Employees may request to take an additional leave beyond 9 weeks as an entitlement under the Family and Medical Leave Act or as granted by Stonehill, the additional leave will be unpaid or paid with accrued vacation time (if accrued time is available it must be used).  Sick leave may be used only if the employee is deemed medically disabled.

Jury Duty:

Stonehill College will compensate the first three (3) days of full service for employees who have jury duty.  If an employee's jury duty extends beyond three (3) days, the College will reimburse the difference between what the State pays the employee and the employee's regular base rate for up to thirty (30) days.

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA):

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. Please see the policy for more details.

Military Leave:

Please see policy for details.